Lakewood Journal Questions

DISCOVER LAKEWOOD!!


Should we have this in here? ..... Briefly list 5-10 items that make up our Lakewood Commons.

BEFORE we leave on our DISCOVERY:

1. What I am most excited about is
2. What I am not sure about is
3. What I’d like to learn more about is
4. What I’m most worried about is
5. My personal goals for myself at Lakewood are (list at least 2)
6. My personal goal for the Alpine Tower is
7. I will be supportive of others at Lakewood by (list at least 3)

AT THE END OF OUR FIRST DAY AT LAKEWOOD:

1. Activities I participated in today:

The following statements have choices for you to circle to make it true for you. If a statement is not true for you or doesn’t apply to you, you may change a word or two or add or delete a few words to make it true. Write in the word or cross out words to change it.

1. Lakewood is just what I thought it would be / is NOT at all what I expected.
2. Lakewood is harder/easier than I expected
3. After today’s activities I learned the following about myself
4. After today’s activities I learned the following about my classmate(s)
5. I can’t wait for tomorrow when I get to
6. I am nervous about tomorrow
7. The hardest thing about today was
8. The easiest thing today was

Food:

1. I don’t care where I eat or what I eat as long as I get to eat with friends.
2. Breakfast at Trout Lodge/Lakewood was great / good / ok / terrible
3. Lunch at Trout Lodge/Lakewood was great / good / ok / terrible
4. Dinner at Trout Lodge/Lakewood was great / good / ok / terrible
5. I sat with my normal group of friends at every meal / at most meals / sat with different people almost every meal
6. I sat with my group at almost every meal

1. I wish I had made more suggestions during the activity. I wish I had said
2. I was actively involved at most of the activities today especially
3. I made several suggestions during the activities and was surprised / not surprised when others listened to my ideas.
4. I probably spoke too much during the activity and maybe could’ve listened more than I talked.
5. I stepped outside my comfort zone today during …………………………….It was difficult at first but I’m glad I did it / I don’t think I want to do that again.
6. I wish I stepped outside my comfort zone today. I think it would’ve been easiest to do so when

AFTER we return from our DISCOVERY: (the serious stuff)
Looking back at your answers to the PRE- DISCOVERY questions,

1. GOALS
   1. I achieved all / most / some / none of the goals I set for myself.
   2. I achieved my goal for the Alpine Tower
   3. I added or changed the following goals while I was at Lakewood
   4. What helped me to achieve my goals
   5. What held me back from reaching my goals

1. Looking back at what you weren’t sure about, how did that turn out?
2. Did you learn more about …….
3. Did you worry for nothing?
4. How did you handle that fear when it presented itself?
5. How were you supportive of your classmates?
6. I could’ve been more supportive by (think of a specific activity or classmate)

AFTER we return from our DISCOVERY: (the fun stuff)

1. Funniest moment
2. Best quote
3. Greatest achievement (individual/group/class)
4. What I’ll miss most
5. Biggest surprise
6. Best activity
7. Least enjoyable activity
8. I wish I had brought……….How it would’ve improved my trip.
9. Advice I would give to my friend for next year
10. What I learned that I did not expect
11. If I went on this expedition again, one thing I would do differently is
12. Most surprising thing of the whole trip was

AFTER U.R. Activity

1. How did you feel? Safe? Scared? Lost? In-control?
2. Who could you trust? How did you know you could trust them?
   Who did you not trust? Why not?
3. Who showed respect? Give an example of how they showed respect.
4. Who did NOT show respect? Give an example.
5. What were your feelings after it was over?
6. What did you learn about yourself? What did you learn about your team?

List of FEELING words ??? Copy feeling faces chart in Positive Discipline book page 224.